15 surprising ways I used AI to save me weeks of work in 2024 [Video]

The past year has been a big year for AI, and we here at ZDNET have been documenting it through multiple articles per day, across our entire editorial team. I’ve generally written a couple of articles each week on one aspect of AI innovation or another. It’s been truly exciting and fascinating to explore.

But what AI do I actually use? That’s really a two-part question. There’s the AI I use because I try everything I can get my hands on to analyze and deconstruct it for you. Then there’s the AI I use to increase my productivity, shorten my workflow, and save time. Those two categories are not the same thing.

Also: I’m an AI tools expert, and these are the only two I pay for

For example, while I often test generative AI to create text, I never use that feature for any of my articles. ZDNET does not allow content generated …